Table top edge banding



Oct. 13, 1942. s, MADSEN 2,298,578

TABLE TOP EDGE BANDING Filed July 24, 1939 Patented Oct. 13, 1942 UNITEDSTATES PAT 1;;

NT OFFICE TABLE TOP EDGE BANDING poration of Iowa Application July 24,1939, Serial N0. 286,193

3 Claims.

An object of my invention is to provide edge banding for the top of atable or the like which is inexpensive to manufacture and simple inconstruction, as well as being extremely easy to apply to the edge ofthe table top.

A further object is to provide edge banding for a laminated table topsuch as one formed of a board and a cover of linoleum, wherein thebanding makes a tight fitting and sanitary connection all the way alongthe edge of the table top with the linoleum and is easy to remove ifdesired.

Still a further object is to provide banding which is easily mitered forturning corners andwhich utilizes a clamping method that eliminatessliding the banding sidewise when it is being tightened, thus enablingthe installer to apply the banding without joints that open as thescrews are tightened.

A further object is to provide banding which utilizes screws in suchmanner that no drilling for screws is required on the installing job,and after installation no screws are visible but instead the screws socoact with the banding as to provide a smooth, flush relationship alongthe back of the banding and thus the neatest possible appearance.

Still a further object is to provide banding which can be appliedwithout any possibility of screw heads being twisted off, or thenecessity of special tools to apply the banding.

With the foregoing and other contemplated as well as obvious objects inview, the invention comprises the combination of elements andarrangement of parts so combined as to coact and cooperate with eachother in the performance of the functions and the accomplishment of theresults herein contemplated, and comprises in one of its adaptations thespecies or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying drawing,wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a table top with a sinkcountersunk therein in the manner shown in my Patent No. 2,017,543,issued October 15, 1935, and with the banding of my present inventionapplied to the edge of the table and to the edge of back splasherstherefor;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1showing the banding in cross section and the manner of its associationwith the laminated table top, and

Figure 3 is a perspective View showing how the flanges of the bandingare cut with V notches so that the banding can be bent around the cornerof the table top or back splasher and will provide a neat mitered jointaround the corner, the

finished bend of the banding being shown by dotted lines.

On the accompanying drawing I have used the reference numeral It toindicate generally a table top with a sink l2 countersunk therein. ,Backsplashers are shown at I and 15.

The table top l0 and the back splashersl4 and i5 are each formed oflaminated construction comprising a board It preferably of plywood, asshown in Figure 2, and a suitable covering l! of linoleum or the like.After the top IE] and the back splashers M and I5 are covered withlinoleum I'l cut to the proper size, the banding B is applied. 4

The banding B consists of an elongated channel shaped member of extrudedmetal or the like having a web 18 and flanges l9 and 20. The flange 20is preferably thicker than the flanges I8 and I9 to give the necessarystrength for a series of threaded openings therein and spaced along theflange. The openings 2i are adapted to receive set screws 22. The freeor terminal edge of the flange I9 is provided with a bead such as 23 toprovide line contact with the linoleum covering H.

In applying the banding B to the table top H], a piece of suitablelength is used to extend along the front and end edges. This piece isoutwith V notches, as in Figure 3, at the corner between the front andend edges, the sides of the notches being at right angles to each other.Thereafter the piece of banding so notched is bent as indicated by thesolid left end of Figure 3, swinging to dotted position. This provides agood mitered joint with the web [8 unbroken and thereby providing arugged anchorage between the front and end elements of the banding.

Similarly, on the back plasher [4 a piece is provided for the end andtop edges and another piece is provided for the end and top edges of theback splasher I5. These pieces are then cut at their adjacent ends toform a miter indicated at 24 in Figure 1. Other suitable means, such asa molding indicated at 25, is provided for the joint between thelinoleum on the top 10 and the linoleum on the back splashers I4 and 15but forms no part of my present invention.

After the pieces of banding have been properly cut and fitted, it is avery simple matter to place them in position and tighten the set screws22, whereupon the terminal edges 23 of the banding grip tightly into thelinoleum covering l'l. There is thus provided an excellent water-tightjoint between the banding and the linoleum, without experiencing any ofthe disadvantages of banding as usually applied.

By making the banding in the form of a substantially channel shapedelongated material, it straddles the edge of the table top with oneflange overlying the top or face of the table top and the other flangeprojecting along the back face of the table top or back splasher,Tightening of the screws 22 accordingly prevents any movement of the webl8 away from the edge of the table top and any movement of the terminaledge 23 of the flange I 9 away from the linoleum I! or along itssurface. Instead, the terminal edge 23 is pulled directly toward thesurface of the linoleum, thus providing a type of contact between thebanding and the linoleum which it is impossible to obtain with othertypes of banding.

The set screws 22 are of suitable length so that when well tightened, asin Figure 2, they set substantially flush with the lower face of theflange 29. This arrangement gives a neat appearance and provides abanding which can be easily removed if it is desirable to change thelinoleum IT. The banding always sets square on the edge of the table topand eliminates the necessity of any special tools for application orremoval of the banding. It is unnecessary to drill any holes to receivethe screws 22, as they are merely driven against and bite into the backface of the table top.

From the foregoing description of the means for accomplishing this endit is apparent that I have devised a practical and efiicientconstruction for carrying out the desired objects of the invention asregards a simple and economical unit of the character described, andwhile the foregoing represents one of the preferred forms of embodimentof the invention, I desire to reserve the right to make whatever changesor modifications may fairly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. An edge banding for a table top comprising an elongated substantiallychannel-shaped member receiving the marginal edge of the table with oneflange overlying the face, the web overlying the edge and the otherflange overlying the back of said marginal edge, said one flange havingits terminal edge located out of the plane of the inner face of saidflange to provide line contact with the face of the table at saidterminal edge, said other flange having threaded holes spacedtherealong, and screws received therein and bearing against the back ofsaid top when tightened and thereby drawing said terminal edge into saidline contact with said face of said table.

2. An edge. banding for a table top comprising an elongatedsubstantially channel-shaped member receiving the marginal edge of thetable with one flange overlying the face, the web overlying the edge andthe other flange overlying the back of said marginal edge, said oneflange having its terminal edge located out of the plane of the innerface of said flange to provide line contact with the face of the table,said terminal edge on its inner face being inclined toward the table andaway from the web, said other flange being relatively thicker than saidone flange and said web having threaded holes spaced therealong andscrews received in said threaded holes and bearing against the back ofsaid top when tightened to thereby draw said inclined terminal edge intocontact with said face of said table and bias said web toward said edgeof said table.

3. An edge banding for a table top comprising an elongated substantiallychannel shaped member receiving the marginal edge of the table with oneflange overlying the face, the web overlying the edge and the oppositesecond flange overlying the back of said marginal edge, the terminaledge of said first flange being formed to exert initial contact withsaid face, and screw threaded means in said opposite second flange tobear against said back in substantial alignment with said terminalcontact edge of said first flange whereby a water tight joint iseffected with said face by said terminal edge being forced by saidscrews to a countersunk position in said face and any tendency of saidbanding to rotate around said marginal edge of said top is eliminated.

SERN MADSEN.

